Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) The BJP-Shiv Sena and its allies were on the verge of making a clean sweep of more than 40 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, as per vote counting trends. Barring Nanded and Satara, the alliance partners were leading with medium to huge margins in at least four other seats. […]
Gandhinagar, May 16 (IANS) With Narendra Modi all set to become prime minister, the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Friday went to meet his mother to seek her blessings. Modi, wearing a beige coloured kurta and a golden brown Nehru jacket, reached the residence of his mother Hiraben and touched her feet, who in turn gave him […]
Even if there is little doubt that a wave in favour of Narendra Modi has swept the country, except in parts of the south and the north-east, what is undeniable is that it was an election which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could not lose. The reason is that the Congress made all the mistakes […]
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) One of the most talented actors Jimmy Sheirgill, who tried his hand at producing films in the Punjabi language, says the experience wasn’t fruitful. Jimmy produced Punjabi films like “Dharti” and “Rangeelay”. “I had a very bad experience producing films,” Jimmy said and reasons that he strove for his level of perfection […]
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Outgoing External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid says the UPA government has done “outstanding work” in the field of foreign policy and is leaving India’s relations “in fairly good condition” that the future government can look forward to. Speaking to IANS in perhaps his last interview before the UPA government demits office, […]
Lucknow, May 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made a stunning comeback in Uttar Pradesh as it surged ahead in 67 of the total 80 Lok Sabha seats in Friday’s vote count in the state. The party has gained unassailable leads in most of the constituencies and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi led Aam […]
Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has termed its win in Telangana as the people’s victory. TRS leader Harish Rao dedicated the victory to martyrs and people of Telangana. “This has increased responsibility on us. We will serve the people and work hard to make it a golden Telangana,” said Harish Rao, who […]
Rae Bareli (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) In contrast to her party’s rout in Uttar Pradesh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday seemed set to retain her Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat. According to election officials, she led over BJP’s Ajay Agarwal by 1.21 lakh votes. The only other Congress candidate leading in Uttar Pradesh was its […]
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) AAP leader Yogendra Yadav Friday congratulated BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for leading his party to victory in the Lok Sabha election. “I congratulate Modi as people have shown their faith in him,” Yadav told reporters here. He said the defeat of AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi and Kumar […]
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) The ruling Trinamool Congress seemed set to sweep the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, the BJP signalled its rise as a force while the CPI-M led Left Front was virtually pushed to the margins, latest trends in the vote count indicated. The Congress, however, was putting up a stubborn fight to […]